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No Ron----It is a manual brake & steering car. I thought the steering would be a greater problem than the brakes, but the ratio in the manual box steering makes it relatively easy to steer even with the added weight of the RB, the cast iron cross ram, and the high rise cast exhaust. Brakes are...

If I can’t improve manual braking I will go to a hydro boost system. Somewhere along the line I was told that they had seen a hydro system with it being installed inside the firewall. If so that would be great as I have only about 7 inches from the firewall to the exhaust manifold

Correct—-what my thought is that if your brake pedal travel is only about an inch you will create more foot pressure by moving the rod attachment point closer to the pedal pivot point. Offset is you increase pedal travel

Was that conversion on a manual brake car or a booster car?

Thanks Casey—-I mentioned that in a post yesterday. You need to move the MC pushrod up toward the pivot point on a manual system to create greater pressure on the MC piston. Not as much travel, but a higher level of pressure. If you have 3 or 4 inches of unused travel I would assume you could...

Thanks for your thoughts—— I wish I could add a booster or a hydro boost, but on the max wedge those high rise manifolds restrict you to a 7 in MC without hitting the manifold & the engine creates about 1 in of vacuum so you can’t use a vacuum booster.

Thanks Ron—trapped air could be a problem, but I get approx. 1 in of travel in the pedal & it goes no further hard as a rock with no softness in the pedal & slows the pace of the car but even two feet on the pedal will not lock up front or back. I think I will get a line pressure gauge to...

Great info—all will need to checked. I have always chosen organic shoes & pads when available, even though they need to be changed more frequently. They provide a better feel & generally don’t glaze as much as the harder compounds. I think I am going to find that I have a proportioning valve...

Thanks—I have wrapped the factory exhaust manifolds and the end of the MC is close to touching. Just about 1/2 in

Is there a particular proportioning valve that you have found success with?

Pulled the wheels today——-fronts are 3880 585s , large single piston caliper & the rear drums are standard 11 in drums. Master is I believe a drum / drum unit only 7 in from mount base to end to keep it from hitting the high rise exhaust manifold on the max wedge app. Brake pedal is a PB type...

Thanks cranky—-had a 12.00 Belvedere in the 60’s that I never had a problem stopping. I believe it’s got a drum /drum MC on a disc / drum system. I don’t want to adjust on the prop valve for fear of making it worse before I pull the wheels and verify hardware.

Thanks Leo—just really digging into it now. Master appears to be a two circuit drum/drum, as both reservoirs are the same size. Has a thumb screw type prop valve. I am pulling wheels tomorrow to verify type & brand of hardware

Very sorry—-I’m on my iPad & it seems I’m all thumbs